Windows XP Dual Boot Install

[Jeramy Rutley]

Something you'll want to make a note of, as well, is that there's a
setting that has to do with hard drives in the BIOS which needs to be
set to LBA, not Auto.  People have been complaining that installing
Linux is making the Windows partition unbootable.  (GRUB error 7)


On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:42:11 -0600, Andrew Zbikowski <andyzib at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well the cleanest way is to just have two hard drives. If that isn't
> an option...
> 
> It doesn't matter which you install first. Ideally, Windows should be
> on your first drive (hda1, whatever.) Technically Windows should boot
> as long as it's on the first NTFS or FAT partition, but I wouldn't
> trust Windows to do what it's supposed to. ;)
> 
> If you want only primiary partitions:
> /dev/hda1 - Windows
> /dev/hda2 - Linux Root
> /dev/hda3 - Linux Swap
> /dev/hda4 - Linux Home
> 
> Otherwise stick linux under an extended partition and partition
> however you like.
> 
> Personally, I perfer lilo when dual booting. I access my machine
> remotely alot, and sometimes I want to reboot into windows or reboot
> into Linux. With lilo this is easy, just run lilo -R Windows and
> reboot... -R specifices what selection to boot on the next reboot.
> When I'm done with Windows, a reboot will return the machine to the
> default, which is Linux. ;)
> 
> As far as I know, grub doesn't have a similar option. And I don't dual
> boot anymore so it's a non-isue for me.
> 
> When you do install Windows, keep in mind that it will wipe out your
> boot loader, and you'll have to boot up a Linux rescue system to readd
> your Linux boot loader. A Knoppix CD works great for this.
> 
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